1978 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

The Houston Astros led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1978, with 5.81, 0.17 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 26 MLB teams is 4.81.

Led all of MLB in 1978 Houston Astros 162 games

5.81 Strikeouts / 9 0.17 clear of Cincinnati Reds

#	Team	League	G	K/9
1	Houston Astros	NL	162	5.81
2	Cincinnati Reds	NL	161	5.64
3	California Angels	AL	162	5.51
4	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	161	5.48
5	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	5.38
6	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	5.30
7	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	5.20
8	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	5.09
9	New York Yankees	AL	163	5.03
10	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	5.00
	MLB average			4.81
11	Texas Rangers	AL	162	4.80
12	New York Mets	NL	162	4.79
13	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	161	4.77
14	Baltimore Orioles	AL	161	4.75
14	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	4.75
16	Cleveland Indians	AL	159	4.73
17	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	4.71
18	San Diego Padres	NL	162	4.67
19	Montreal Expos	NL	162	4.61
20	Chicago White Sox	AL	161	4.53
21	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	4.33
22	Boston Red Sox	AL	163	4.31
23	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	4.23
24	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	4.11
25	Seattle Mariners	AL	160	3.99
26	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	162	3.62

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.